Floor-cloth.



W. D. SNOW.

FLOOR CLOTH.

APPLICATION FILED 1uLY 27.19rs.

Patent-ed May 23,1916.

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WILLIAM n slv'ow, or wm'rnnor, MAINE.

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. To all/whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, WILLIkMID. SNow,a'

citizen "of, the. United States,'- residing at v Vifinthrop, in the county of Kennebec and" 5 State of Maine,

provements in Floor-Cloths, .of whichlthe following is a specification.

have invented certain Im-g My invention is ajfloor clothscomprising,

in its" preferred .form,,fa' body of sheeted paper or felt saturated with bitumen, a face.

a back of woven material; and my leading object is to provide an inexpensive and ornamental product that isv comparatively strong and durable, eliminating the tendency of usual floor'coverings comprising ,tar-

paper and the like to rupture and tear.

The characteristic features of my improvements are more fully disclosed in the following description and the accompanying drawings in illustration thereof.

In the drawings,'Figure 1 is a part sectional planview of a piece of floor cloth embodying 'my improvements, and Fig; 2 is a section'of' the same.- j, I

My improved, floor clothasi'l'lustretted in the drawings, comprises ailoody. composed of a sheet of tar paper or feltsaturated 'With' bitumen 1', an ornamental'facefl produced by printing in oil paints upon a surface of the body 1, and'the back 3 composed of a' strengthening fabric such as muslin, duck or burlap, which is cemented to the body by any suitableadhesive, such as a coating'of bitumen 4 applied to the tar paper and having the backing pressed thereon. This floor v cloth, provided with an inexpensive body of considerable thickness and protected on both surfaces, hasthe. advantages ofcomparative flexibillty, comparative imperviousness to water and strength.

' Specification-of LettersPatent. p t md' w 2 191%,

Application filed July 27, 1915. s erialNo. 42,119.

described-absorbs a certain percentage of bitumen: or mineral 'pltch and inexpensive varnishes mixed with clay, which provide efficient; binders of considerable body; the V substance"ofjwhich, virtually becomes af'part of the body and penetrates and fills-:the'interstices of coarsely woven fabrics used as a backing; incorpora body, by which it is held so thatiitis practhat such. backing is virtually 'lfhave found that a body of the'character *;1'n= the outer stratum of the ticallyundetachable and is alsf) protected from deterioration due to the fact that its fibers are largely embedded.

Having described myinvention, I claim? l. A floorcloth comprising a body of sheeted fibrous material saturated with a b1tum1nous substance, a coating on one surfacethereofl'and a strengthening fabric cemented on the opposite surface thereof.

- 2. A floor cloth comprising a sheet of tar paper, paint on onesurface thereof, and a woven fabric cemented on the other surface thereof;

3. A floor cloth comprising a body of saturated felt, a coating of paint on a surface thereof, a coarsely woven fabric, and: a cement adapted to penetrate said felt and ialoric whereby said fabricis secured to said 4:. A floor cloth comprising a body of. saturatedfelt having 'a'coated face, a coarsely woven backing fabricga'nd a cement which penetrates through the meshes of said fabric and adheres to said body, whereby said fabric and body are fixed together. V

In, testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name this 20th day of July, 1915. J

-\ WILLIAM D;

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